四、完形填空。
There are many things in life that you will never forget. For me, there is one thing I still remember now.
One year, my family and I were on vacation in southern Mexico. When we were enjoying the beautiful sights near the sea, 1
C
that was bright silver caught my eye.
It was a ring! It looked 2
D
. It must be worth thousands of dollars and the owner must 3
A
a lot. When I got back to the hotel, I took the ring to the manager and told him that I found it in the water off the 4
C
. He promised me that he would send out a message that a 5
D
had been found.
That evening, while having dinner, we heard a woman cheering in a loud voice. 6
B
had just got the ring back! I saw her standing with the hotel manager. He raised his hand and pointed at me, and then the woman 7
B
came over and introduced herself. She told me that she swam with the ring and 8
A
it that morning. When she went back to the beach to 9
C
it, she failed. We had dinner together, celebrating our good luck that night. That day was so special for both of us, and it was 10
B
Christmas in July.
The next day, when I checked out of the hotel, the bill had been paid by the woman. I felt touched. I have to say that when I saw that ring for the first time, I had an idea to 11
B
it or sell it. However, it didn't take me long to realize that the only thing to do was to look for 12
A
the owner was. I was so glad that I had done the right thing when I saw the 13
D
look on that woman's face after she got her ring back.
Sometimes, when something happens, you may hesitate, 14
C
you know what is the right thing to do. When you do it, you will feel good about it, and perhaps you can also get an 15
D
surprise. This is the lesson I learned that day.